Show A good stream mr john W snell has been busily engaged on his contract with the city to drive a foot tunnel into the mountain in city creek canyon with a view to increasing the water supply from that source As the work progressed frequent pock ets essof of water were encountered from which the liquid would spurt out a distance of about ton ten feet bul bu they soon emptied themselves that there was not a continuous supply when the tunnel had been made about 80 feet hard serpentine rock was encountered and for 50 feet the tunnel was blasted through the wall on reaching the other side today a large stream of water rushed into the opening and it is ib now flowing steadily the quantity thus furnished will it is estima estimated wd be sufficient for the needs of at least families the indications arethas are that further prosecution of the work for only a short distance will increase the flow of what is believed to be a constant fe tream |